Kuriyedathu Thathri

July 15th marked the 110th anniversary of the most infamous Smarthavicharam to have been conducted in the history of Kerala; the Continue reading →

All cool Mundum Jumperum

Older Malayalis will remember mundum jumperum as something the ‘Muthassis’ or ‘Ammachis’ used to wear, the younger generation from old Continue reading →

Translating a collective psyche

Malayalam as a woman, as a land, as a language, as an identity. Observing narrative paths across literary genres and Continue reading →

Watch this koottakshara koottaayma !

Here, there, everywhere! Malayalam Project celebrates Malayalam as a landscape, letterform & language. Visit Malayalam Project at Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2014 Continue reading →

Malayalam & Translation

  So have you ever tried translating Malayalam into English? Yesterday a foreign visitor enquired about the translation of good Continue reading →

Politics, popular culture & the Malayali female

Kerala is a very interesting society to look at when it comes to the role of women. Historically, as a Continue reading →

Malayalam at the Biennale

Today, the term Malayalam refers to the language that is spoken in the Indian state of Kerala. But go back Continue reading →

It’s My Biennale

It’s my biennale Biennale is the Italian word for Biennial, which is generally used to describe an event that happens once Continue reading →